European Herring Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus argentatus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة European Herring Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus argentatus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 86,2 cm (33.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 1110,0 g (39.15 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

European Herring Gull only

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

European Herring Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull, 55–67 cm, wingspan 125–155 cm, is the archetypal large gull of Atlantic Europe. Silver-grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot, pink legs. Omnivore; scavenges in cities and harbours; drops molluscs to crack shells. Partially migratory; declining in recent decades.

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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